PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jul 31, 2016 (3 killed), Krapivninsky
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on July 31, 2016 near Krapivninsky, Kemerovo oblast, Russia with 3 fatalities. Cause: MAK (report completed 3 August 2018,...
- Date: July 31, 2016
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Krapivninsky, Kemerovo oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: MAK (report completed 3 August 2018, text not retrieved): controlled flight into terrain after the pilot chose VFR flight in IMC in an uncontrolled area, with poor flight planning and flying without a copilot as contributing factors, as recorded in the existing entry.
On 31 July 2016 a single engine An 2 operated by Lemaks was flying a positioning leg from Berdsk to Mansky with a pilot, a mechanic and a passenger when the weather deteriorated and visibility fell. The aircraft struck trees on the slope of Mt Abatova about 40 km east of Krapivninsky and burned, and all three occupants were killed. MAK lists the aircraft as destroyed and recorded the report as completed on 3 August 2018, but the report text itself was not retrieved.